An Orbital Sunrise above South America | International Space Station

An Orbital Sunrise above South America | International Space Station

An orbital sunrise is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Bolivia on the South American continent.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station: 

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station: https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. 

Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: December 17, 2021

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